Without Anyone Noticing, D.C. Passed a Remarkable LGBT Bill

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Without Anyone Noticing, D.C. Passed a Remarkable LGBT Bill

http://www.advocate.com/commentary/2016/2/08/without-anyone-noticing-dc-passed-remarkable-lgbt-bill

The Advocate/By Alison Gill February 08 2016 6:41 AM EST

"On Tuesday, the Council of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.'s governing body, unanimously passed B21-168, the LGBTQ Cultural Competency Continuing Education Amendment Act, and once it is signed by Mayor Muriel Bowser, the district will be the first jurisdiction in the nation to require LGBTQ cultural competency training for health care providers. The bills sets a modest but needed floor for such training by requiring any health care professional who is required to receive continuing education to include at least two credits of LGBTQ-related clinical or cultural competency training."